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Matthew Henry Franks

Male 1835 - 1924  (89 years)


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  • Name Matthew Henry Franks  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Born 31 May 1835  Dublin Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5, 7
    Gender Male 
    Residence Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence 31 March 1901  Castletown, Queen's Co., Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Residence 2 April 1911  Castletown, Queen's Co., Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Died 24 October 1924  Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Buried Mountrath, County Laois, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID P186  Despard Only
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 

    Father Frederick William Despard, Capt,   b. 1829, Meath. Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1896, Surbiton Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Harriett Anne Nixon,   b. Abt 1835, British Subject, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1903, Thanet, Kent Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F26  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Priscilla Despard,   b. Abt 1837, Rathmolyon, Co. Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1911, Abbeyleix, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 06 Jan 1869  Offerlane, Mountmellick, Queens, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9
    Children 
     1. Gertrude Priscilla Despard,   b. Abt 1837, Rathmolyon, Co. Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1911, Abbeyleix, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 74 years)  [natural]
     2. George Despard Franks, Lt Col,   b. 9 Jan 1873, Abbeyleix, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1918, Le Cateau, France, killed in action Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)  [natural]
     3. Gertrude Lucy Franks,   b. 27 Feb 1878, Westfield, Laois, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jul 1964  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 26 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Donore, Cheltenham where the Despards lived from March 1882 to 1893
    Donore, Cheltenham where the Despards lived from March 1882 to 1893

  • Sources 
    1. [S1202875437] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S1202875307] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    3. [S1202875602] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Class: RG14.

    4. [S1202875789] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    5. [S1202875434] Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    6. [S1202875583] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    7. [S1202875458] Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    8. [S1228169532] Ireland, City and Regional Directories, 1847-1946, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Collection (Thom's Directories for Ireland).

    9. [S1202879407] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).